Download a file — Ansible module get_url

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How to download a file with Ansible?

I’m going to show you a live demo and some simple Ansible code.

I’m Luca Berton, and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.

Ansible download a file

Today we’re talking about the Ansible module get_url.

The full name is ansible.builtin.get_url, which means that it is part of the collection of modules “builtin” with ansible and shipped with it, part of `ansible-core`.

It’s a module that is pretty stable and out for years.

It works in a different variety of operating systems.

It downloads files from HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP to the node.

For Windows targets, use the `ansible.windows.win_get_url` module instead.

Main Parameters

• url string — URL
• dest string — path
• force string — no/yes
• checksum string —…